Board of Directors

Board of Directors at Yashraj Biotechnology (YBL)

Board of Directors

Mr. Arvind K. Bhanushali – Founder Director and the Chairman

Mr Arvind Bhanushali is the Founder and Promoter Director of Yashraj Group of Companies; Chairman of Yashraj Biotechnology Ltd; and Promoter Director and Executive Director of Aspira Pathlab and Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd.

He is also financial adviser to many reputed business groups in India and abroad. He has an active interest in the field of Education and had established Creya Learning based in Hyderabad.

Mr. Bhanushali is the visionary who had identified the myriad opportunities in the field of Biotechnology and established YBL to make diagnostics affordable and easily accessible.

As a Philanthropist, he continues to engage in public welfare through generous contributions for the upliftment of the needy by supporting their education, healthcare and beyond.

Mr. Bharat Dagha is a professional banker with over 30 years’ experience in banking, finance, forex, sales and administration. Coming from a strong finance background.

Mr Dagha has been the backbone of the company when it comes to marketing and business development. But what is most commendable is his drive to excel which also underlies his brave decision to obtain a Master’s Degree in Biotechnology at the age of 50+ years to realize his vision of making YBL one of the top biotechnology companies across the globe.

Mr. Bharat Dagha has helped YBL spread its business wings to some leading global economies such as Europe, USA etc. and is all set to establish the company’s presence in South Korea.

During his doctoral research he developed a novel Lectin based immunoassay used for early diagnosis of prostate cancer.

He was an alumnus of School of Biological sciences of Indian Institute of Technology IIT-Mumbai.

He has an extensive knowledge and experience in protein biochemistry including purification, characterization and structure-function studies.

He has published more than 10 research papers in Indian and Foreign Journals of repute.

He has also organized International level Conferences on Biological Sciences.

He is a Member of National and International Scientific Societies.

Dr. Chander Puri – Board of Director

Holds PhD Degree from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and postdoctoral training at the Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, and Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, USA.

He is Independent Director of the Company.

He holds PhD Degree from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and postdoctoral training at the Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, and Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, USA

He had a brief spell working in the Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva.

Dr. Puri served as the Director of National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health until 2007.

He has published over 100 articles in journals of national and international repute.

He is an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, and Fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences.

His major research interests include hormone-receptor interaction, molecular diagnostics, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, and toxicology.

Dr. Seyed Hasnain – Board of Director

Ph.D. (JNU, Delhi), D.Sc. (h.c.), D.Med.Sc. (h.c). Former professor at the University of Delhi, National Institute of Immunology. Institution builder, policy maker, an administrator and importantly, an active scientist.

Ph.D. (JNU, Delhi), D.Sc. (h.c.), D.Med.Sc. (h.c),

Former professor at the University of Delhi, National Institute of Immunology (an Institute of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India)

At the age of 51, he received the Padma Shri (Civilian Award) from the President of India

3rd Indian (Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, 2009, Dr Amartya Sen, 2010) to receive an Honorary Doctorate from the Queen’s University, UK (member of the prestigious Russell Group of Universities which include Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College etc)

International recognitions include the rare Humboldt Research Prize (Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation, Germany); the very exclusive Robert Koch Fellowship (the ONLY Indian so far), of the Robert Koch Institute, Berlin etc

First Indian elected as a Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and youngest to be elected as a Fellow of TWAS, Trieste

Elected Fellow of all the major Science Academies of India (FNA, FASc, FNASc)

Member of the International Advisory Board, EuroPathoGenomics Network of Excellence

Well known internationally for his research on Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the TB causing bacterium, and has >240 publications in peer-reviewed journals of high impact, and >dozen patents globally

Mentored more than 100 PhD, MD and Post Doctoral students, four of who received the prestigious INSA Young Scientist Medal

Member of Science Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (SAC-PM)

Was a member of Scientific Advisory Committee to the Union Cabinet

Was Chairman of Biotech Advisory Council, Government of Andhra Pradesh for several years and a Member of Biotech Advisory Council of many other State Governments.

Chairman of the Academic Committee of the prestigious Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI, Chandigarh) and Member of the PGI Institute Body and Governing Council.

Member of Governing Councils of Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla; Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore; IIM, Khozikode; and several other institutions; policy-making bodies; XII Plan Committees for the Ministries of S&T, MHRD, and Health

Invited Professor at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Member of the University Grants Commission (UGC)

Dr. Subhash Salunke – Board of Director

MBBS, a Diploma in Public Health, a Diploma in Industrial Health and an M.D. from the University of Pune.

Dr.Subhash Salunke has an MBBS, a Diploma in Public Health, a Diploma in Industrial Health and an M.D. from the University of Pune.

He is the Senior Advisor, Health Systems Support Unit (HSSU), PHFI since 15th May, 2010.

Dr.Subhash Salunke has been an effective and popular faculty in the subject of Preventive and Social Medicine (Community Medicine) for eight years and a postgraduate guide. Also, he was an adjunct Associate professor of Biological Sciences, human ecology at the University of Texas, USA – School of Public Health – from 1994 to 2000. His 30 years’ experience in the Public Health Department spans from Deputy Director to Director General in the Health Services of Maharashtra. Most of his illustrative examples of achievements in contemporary Public Health emanate from his own personal experience. Being an achiever, he has experienced a meteoric rise in the field of Public Health. His stint with the WHO SEARO spanned from being Regional Advisor in 2005 to Assistant Regional Director in 2009, including three years as the WHO representative to Indonesia.

He has navigated various portfolios in Public Health not only by fulfilling goals and targets but also by demonstrating innovative and rational ways. He has assisted State Governments to initiate a number of schemes, mainly focusing on health services to the poorer section of society. He was actively involved in formulating projects like “Health System Development” for Maharashtra that was supported by the World Bank. He has shown leadership in designing the HIV/AIDS Control special programme (AVERT) with the assistance of USAID for Maharashtra State. He was one of the members of designing National AIDS Control Programme Phase II during 1999-2000 that was a major step in control of HIV/AIDS through the National Programme for Control of HIV/AIDS.

Mr. Avinash Mahajan – Board of Director

He is a Post graduate in Chemistry, is an independent Director of the Company.

He is a Post graduate in Chemistry, is an independent Director of the Company.

Mr. Mahajan has a very rich and diversified experience having worked four decades in various positions in four Large Public Sector Banks Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Allahabad Bank and Canara Bank, particularly in the areas of credit, foreign exchange, treasury, international operations etc. and has significantly contributed to strengthen the position of all these four banks.

Post retirement from Canara Bank as Chairman and Managing Director, he is serving/has served on the Board / Governing Council of the various leading Companies of India as Independent Director, having business in Education, Finance, Petrochemicals, Mutual Funds, Asset Reconstruction, Power, Diagnostics etc.

He has also served Chairman of Banking Codes and Standards Board of India, a quasi-Regulatory body, established by Reserve Bank of India, for ensuring Customers of Banks in India are rendered service as per standards committed by banks, for more than six years.

Mr. Shyam Wardhane - Director- Board

He is a IAS (Retd.), M.Sc. (Zoology), LL.B.

Ex-Managing Director at Mahagems & Director of Coal/Mining (Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Ltd)

Mr. Shyam Wardhane

Dr. Seyed Hasnain

Director – Board

Ph.D. (JNU, Delhi), D.Sc. (h.c.), D.Med.Sc. (h.c). Former professor at the University of Delhi, National Institute of Immunology. Institution builder, policy maker, an administrator and most importantly, an active scientist.

Mr. Avinash Mahajan

Message from
the Chairman

Progress is not how we grow; it is about how we make a difference in lives of others!

This is our guiding principle at Yashraj Biotechnology Limited (YBL). Established in 1999 as a research focused Biotech Company and with ISO certifications ISO 13485:2016 and ISO 9001:2015, YBL manufactures a wide range of high pure biomarkers in the form of Native and Recombinant Antigens that are used by the diagnostic industry as Controls, Calibrators and Immunogens. Our Antigens are purified as high pure and part pure and customized using our in- house developed methodology. For 20 years, our flagship products of CRP, Cancer Antigens and HBsAg-Ad, HBsAg-Ay have routinely passed quality audits of leading global diagnostic manufacturers. With an emphasis on long term stability and specificity, our antigens are tested in multiple platforms for quality by Immunonephelometry, Immunoturbidimetry, Latex Agglutination, ECLIA and ELISA to ensure batch to batch consistency and by PCR and US-FDA approved CLIA for compliance and safety. Our project management teams have created a pan India network to access bio-medical fluid in order to ensure timely delivery of quality Antigens to our clients with added benefits of consistency, customization, and quality and also allows for bulk reservation of approved batches. Let us understand your specific requirements of purity, buffer and stability to provide you with the best quality Antigens corroborated through customer audits.

Come and join us at Yashraj Biotechnology Limited in our quest to make diagnosticsaffordable and accessible!